Broga.....now it's too expensive

I read this in the Star and was shocked and disgusted with the government's new revelation that the RM1.5 bil incinerator project in Broga was very costly to build and maintain. Then why did the government proposed it at the first place knowing that it is so costly. Were there not any papers or budget prepared and presented to the cabinet? And after all these years suddenly the government say it's expensive.

I am suddenly reminded about the controversy surrounding the half crooked bridge that was scraped. Having said that, millions of ringgit was spend unnecessary for wasted expenditure, land acquisition and payment of damages in respect of broken promises by the government. This I believe will also happen to Broga. Unnecessary wasting of public funds and bad planning by the government.

"Broga project too costly, says Najib

TANGKAK: The Government decided to cancel the RM1.5bil incinerator project in Broga last year as it was very costly to build and maintain.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Najib Tun Razak said the decision was made during a meeting with Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting last year.

The decision was made at the Cabinet Committee meeting on solid wastes and was subsequently approved by the Cabinet.

Speaking to reporters here, Najib said the decision was not due to any protest or court action but the high capital and maintenance costs to have such an incinerator.

“Studies showed that the Broga incinerator system, which would cost more than RM1.5bil, was very expensive.

“It is also very expensive to maintain. No district council or municipality would be able to afford it,” he said after launching a unity carnival organised by Pertubuhan Kebajikan Dan Dakwah Islamiah Johor.

Najib said the Government had several alternatives, including using the sanitary landfill system in Bukit Tagar, to resolve waste disposal problems in the country.

To a question, Najib said an incinerator was something that Malaysia could use to dispose of its waste but the project should be affordable.

He said many developed nations used incinerators but taxes in those countries were also very high. "